The Z Creed

"Congratulations Mr De and Mr Fujii. Both of you passed the test." The Fujii elders sat in the round table and congratulated them.

"I am proud of you grandson." Elder De who was in video call said.

"Thank you all."

Both boys thanked them.

"Through this assignment, the Z Creed had shown their power once again. This strengthened the relationship between De family and Fujii family. We hope this relationship which started from our forefathers continue even after we perish from the earth." Fujii Renshu's father gave a small speech.

The door got knocked.

"Come in." One of the elder instructed.

The door opened and a creeder came inside. "We have sorted out the documents. What would we do with it young master De?!" He asked

Everyone looked at him.

"We would keep some with us and other will be leaked to the police department. Creeders would need something for practicing." He gave his answer.

"Hhmmmm....." All the elders approved of it.

"The documents would be in your room young master De."

De Longjun nodded.

The creeders left the room. With the documents.

"Tonight we would hold a small celebration dinner." Fujii Renshu's father said.

"Yes. I would be definitely joining in the dinner party."

All of them had a celebration drink and the meeting ended.

***

Two days later, De Longjun left Japan after sorting out the documents and giving it to Fujii Renshu. Now he is the head of security wing as well as the second in command of Z Creed.

When the plane landed in China, De Longjun took his phone and called Zan Guiying. He missed her.

*Where are you?!" He asked.

"I am in school big brother Jun!!" Zan Guiying answered.

"Great. I will pick you up." He said.

"Wow!! You are here?! When?!"

"I will tell you that later. See you." De Longjun said.

"Okay then. I will meet you outside." She hung up the call.

***

Evening.

De Longjun saw Zan Guiying running from far. Her skirt fluttered in the wind. He smiled inside....

Zan Guiying saw De Longjun's car from far. She ran towards it.

The door opened and she let herself in.

"Big brother..." Before she completed her sentance De Longjun pulled her towards him and hugged her tightly.....

Yes.... I missed this..... He sighed contently.... Then he stopped. What am I doing? Finding solace in a fourteen year old girl? What the hell? What happened to me? He broke out from their embrace.

"What happened?!" Zan Guiying asked. She didn't like that he suddenly pushed her away. Did he really find a girlfriend? Is that why he keeping distance?! "Aren't you lying to me?!"

"What?!" What is she saying?

"Dont lie. Didn't you find a girlfriend? Is that why you didn't hug me?!"

"What!! No!! No!!" De Longjun exclaimed. "The thing is.... I shouldn't have done that!! It was quite inappropriate."

"Oh... But..... But I like when you hug me." She said. "I know I have to be careful about physical intimacy.... But I like when you hug me. I feel comfortable and contented."

De Longjun looked at her for sometime. "Sorry. I shouldn't have pushed you away like that. That was inappropriate. I am sorry Yingying." He smiled and opened his arms.

Zan Guiying giggled and hugged him.

Deep inside, without him knowing a different kind of feeling is growing inside De Longjun's heart..... Its causing a small ripples.... Unnoticed....

***

"Where are we going for vacation?!" Zan Yichen asked.

"What about Australia?!" Zan Mengyao asked.

They were planning for a trip in Zan Yichen's seventh birthday.

"Its a good choice." Zan Guiying said.

"Then Australia it is!!" Bo Ehuang agreed. "I will tell your daddy when he comes back from work."

"Thank you mommy!!" The kids hugged her.

In evening when Zan Tengfei came back to home, she told them that they decide to do the Australian trip.

"Good. Then I will book the tickets." He said happily.

Upstairs, in Zan Mengyao's room, the young kids were planning.

"Its good that we are going to the trip. Otherwise our sister would go to De Longjun's home every saturday."

"Yup!! She is tells to us that she was studying. But I know..... He is deliberately trying to make her stay there."

"Yes!! Daddy and mommy believe him too much. Grandpa too!!"

They complained.

"What are you talking? Both of you?!" Zan Guiying put her head inside the room and asked.

"Nothing!! Nothing!! We were just.... Just planning for his birthday....." Zan Mengyao lied.

"Good. Then what if the three of us discuss about it?!"

"Come sister!! Who told you not to come?!" Zan Mengyao pouted.

Zan Guiying giggled.

She sat in the bed and the kids began to plan their Australian trip....

***

De Longjun sat in the bed. And looked at the clock. Its the usual time. Four in the morning. He started his day as usual. Running and excercises.

"Good morning Mr De." Secretary Li was waiting for him downstairs. He was drinking tea.

"Drink whole." Its not time yet." De Longjun instructed.

"Thank you sir." Secretary Li sat in the sofa and continued drinking his tea.

De Longjun sat in the table and began to look at the morning newspapers.

"What is my schedule for today?!" De Longjun asked.

Both of them stood up and walked out of the villa. "You have regular meeting and two foreign investors meeting." Secretary Li answered.

De Longjun nodded and sat in his car.

"There is another important reminder for you. Your Australian trip is in two weeks."

"Yes I haven't forgotten about it." Its an investors party. "Did you clear my schedule for that?!"

"Yes sir."

De Longjun leand towards the car and sighed. He looked at his phone. Zan Guiying hasn't called yet. Usually she would call me in the morning. But for the rest of the day, Zan Guiying never called De Longjun. And he felt his day dull and boring.

But in Zan Guiying's house, there was some important event was happening.

After she got back from school, her father called her to his study.

"What is it daddy?!" She asked.

"Yingying, you have got admission for further studies.... In Spain." He showed her a letter.

"What?!" Zan Guiying took the letter from her father's hand and began to read it.